School of Education
Middle School Programs
Students who wish to teach middle school must complete a coherent course of study of 24 semester hours in two basic academic disciplines. Depending on the academic discipline selected, a maximum of 6 hours of the second major may be counted toward the General Education Requirements necessary for graducation.
- The following second academic concentrations have been approved for Middle Grades Education: Biology; Chemistry; Classical Studies; English; Geography; History; Mathematics; Physics; Political Science; Special Programs in Liberal Studies
- Any student choosing a social science as a second major must take HIS 347: North Carolina History/ an economics course, and a political science course.
- Any student choosing a science as a second major must take a course from each of the other two sciences.
- Specific courses will be approved by the student's advisor to fulfill North Carolina Licensure requirements.